Conference facts

Presentations : 69
Participants : 248

Keynote Speakers
David Barranco
Maurizio Bertollo
Daniele Cardinale
Lieselot Decroix
Borut Fonda
Robert Lamberts
Samuele Marcora
Stephen Seiler
Aaron Shaffer
Jeroen Swart
Sebastian Weber

Special Presentations

Masterclasses
Cycling kinematics: implications for bike fitting by Borut Fonda
Phenotype based training – muscular adaptation to training in relation to rider types by Sebastian Weber

Conference facts

Presentations : 56
Participants : 200

Keynote Speakers
Chris Abbiss
David Barranco
Menachem Brodie
Robert Lamberts
Dan Lorang
Iñigo San Millan
Iñigo Mujika
Julien Périard
Stephen Seiler

Special Presentations

Masterclasses
Specialized training strategies for cycling performance by Iñigo Mujika
Strength Training for performance vs. strength training for recreation by Menachem Brodie

Conference facts

Presentations : 43
Participants : 152

Keynote Speakers
Marije Elferink-Gemser
James Hull
Robert Lamberts
Carsten Lundby
Lars Nybo
Anders Piper
Wendy Schroder
Stephen Seiler
Jeroen Swart
Sebastian Weber

Special Presentations
Forum Talent Development: John Wakefield, Jacques Landry, Marije Elferink-Gemser
Forum Training Methods: Jeroen Swart, Dajo Sanders
When to hop when to jump; Steps taken in the development pathway
Stephen Barrett

Masterclasses
Muscular Adaptation to cycling training by Sebastian Weber
Before the Bike: understanding individual biomechanics by Wendy Schroder

Conference facts

Presentations : 53
Participants : 135

Keynote Speakers
Menachem Brodie
Peter Hespel
Florentina Hettinga
Robert Lamberts
Dan Lorang
Samuele Marcora
Chris Morton
Ruby Otter
Mike Patton
Bent Ronnestad
Stephen Seiler

Special Presentations
Load and performance indicators in female professional cycling – Teun van Erp – Stellenbosch University
A Logical Approach to Chrono Preparation and Competition – Neal Henderson – Wahoo Sport Science
Bikefitting: Current Stae-of-art and future trends – Niels Boon – Bikefitting.com
Preparing Team Jumbo-Visma on the Tour de France – Mathieu Heijboer – Team Jumbo-Visma (A chat between Mathieu Heijboer and James Witts)

Masterclasses
The Composition of power – from assessing muscular energy metabolism in lab and field to the application in training & racing by Sebastian Weber

Conference facts 

Presentations : 56
Participants : 200

Keynote Speakers
Yannick Balk
Jan Boone
Stephen Cheung
Carl Foster
Happy Freedman
Peter Hespel
Martijn van Hooff
Robert Lamberts
Dajo Sanders
Andrea Sciacchitano
Jeroen Swart

Special Presentations
Load and intensity characteristics in professional cyclists: Differences between male and female – Teun van Erp – Team Sunweb
Analysing Women Data – Gender Specifics in Product Development? – Lotte Krause – gebioMized
Performance analyses for training/coaching – Tim heemskerk – Team Jumbo-Visma
Preparing the Team Time Trial – Koen Pelgrim – Team Deceuninck Quick Step

Masterclasses
Exercise Testing in Endurance Athletes by Guido Vroemen and Tim Takken
How power is composed by Sebastian Weber
Cycling lower extremity biomechanics and foot pedal interface optimization by Paraic McGynn
Aerodynamics at Flanders Bike Valley by several speakers

Conference facts 

Presentations : 56
Participants : 145

Keynote Speakers
Hunter Allen
Stephen Cheung
Curtis Cramblett
Charles Dauwe
Sylvain Dorel
Alain Groslambert
Dominic Micklewright
Jeroen Swart
Sebastian Weber
Mikel Zabala

Special Presentations
Training and racing in the World Tour – Daniel Green
How do you monitor health in riders in preparation and during a Grand Tour? – Adrian Rotunno – Team Dimension Data
What changed ? – How Team BORA-hansgrohe evaluates & monitors physiological responses to training and racing periods – Dan Lorang – Team Bora Hans Grohe

Masterclasses
Lower Quarter Disorders – Evaluation and Interventions On and Off the bike by Curtis Cramblett
Integration of multiple evidence based tools, techniques and systems into coherent and objective assessment of bike fit by Jeroen Swart

Conference facts 

Presentations : 57
Participants : 170

Keynote Speakers
Chris Beedie
Phil Burt
Hein Daanen
Shona Halson
Jörg Hösli
Robert Lamberts
Jim Martin
Bert Otten
Bent Ronnestad
Sebastian Weber

Special Presentations
Women’s cycling: the olympic year of a world class rider Louis Delahaije – Team Lotto-Jumbo
Factors affecting road cycling sprint power data Vincent Vilerius – Team Cofidis
How to win an olympic medal in mountainbike: the case of Carlos Coloma Mikel Zabala – Team Movistar

Masterclasses
Exercise Testing in Endurance Athletes by Guido Vroemen and Tim Takken
Identification and Treatment Cyclist Disorders by Curtis Cramblett
Aerodynamics and position stability – Air resistance is futile by Daniel Schade and Björn Geesmann

Conference facts

Presentations : 59
Participants : 165

Keynote Speakers
Chris Abbiss
Damien Davenne
Xavier Disley
Frederic Grappe
Paul Laursen
Luc van Loon
Romain Meeusen
Special Presentations
Marc Quod

Masterclasses

Presentations : 57
Participants : 185

Keynote Speakers
Douglas Bauer
Bert Blocken
Hein Daanen
Carl Foster
Frédéric Grappe
Asker Jeukendrup
Robert Lamberts
Dominic Micklewright
Inigo Mujika

Special Presentations
The importance of Research & Science for Professional Cycling Teams
Luca Guercilena, General Manager, Trek Factory Racing

“Working towards increased professionalism for teams – the Cahier des Charges”
Matthew Knight, Head of Road Racing, UCI
Javier Barrio, Professional Cycling & Teams Managers, UCI

Lotto Jumbo Pro Cycling working towards the Tour de France
Louis Delahaije, Performance Manager, Lotto-Jumbo Pro Cycling

Developing Young Talent: From a Continental Team to a ProTour Team
Adriaan Helmantel & Teun van Erp, Team Giant Alpecin

Masterclasses
Optimal Endurance Training & Performance
Inigo Mujika